A busy week working away, unfortunately the dump of a hotel I was in see my report here http://www.tripadvisor.com/Search?q=clear+view+suites+bermuda , had no gym and roads to deadly to run on, consequently my training suffered.....again! However, on Thursday morning I had two extremely positive meetings and then 90 minutes to kill until my next lunch time meeting. Thanks to Kim, fellow northerner and hotel deputy manageress of the place I wanted to stay at, I managed to borrow 80 minutes in their gym, the hotel name kept anonymous to protect Kim who received a rollocking from her boss for letting me in!
So 35 minutes at 7mph, extremely hot and panting I had to knock the speed down, 15 minutes of 6.5 mph but I was still over heating and by this point totally knackered I had to knock the speed down again to 6mph, 30 minutes later I'd run out of time but completed 8 miles. I have to say the thought of running another 5 miles was not appealing. I staggered off the treadmill and cooled off in the shower, exhausted...........
I arrived at my lunch meeting looking like a beetroot, Ken, my good friend, helped me hydrate with red wine, which of course went straight to my head and helped continue the beetroot impression, I'm still not sure that was a good idea. An hour later Brittany, his lady friend (who openly admits to having a penchant for older blokes and is therefore ideal for Ken) arrived and persuaded us to have another bottle. Oh well, they have both offered to support our cause.
So, 9 days to go and I've still not run anything like enough and it's now time to taper according to Marathon T, a lot of money for the Jersey Society of Deaf Children and Young Adults is riding on me finishing, I'm away this weekend so that will be another excuse not to run and not to give up the vino.
It's going to be brutal. Still our bright neon tops will help us blend into the crowd anonymously....NOT
Just in case you are wondering, yes the sleeves are sliver, we're going to look amazing.
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